Trending Scientists in Japan this week
The 100 most-viewed scientists this week on Wikipedia (Japan). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Arsène Wenger.
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10,981
Total Views (this week)
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Arsène Wenger
French football manager
687
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2
Sanae Takaichi
Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025
670
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3
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Japanese actress
652
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4
Osamu Tekina
Japanese philosopher and writer
614
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5
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
400
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6
Masahiro Yasuoka
Japanese scholar and educator
365
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7
Akihito
Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019
304
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8
Masaru Satō
Japanese diplomat
276
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9
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
257
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10
Hirohito
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
173
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11
Zeami Motokiyo
Japanese aesthetician and playwright
145
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12
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928)
135
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13
Andrej Karpathy
Slovakian-Canadian AI researcher (born 1986)
125
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14
Yūko Takegami
Japanese politician (1960-)
123
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15
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
119
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16
Tarō Asō
Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009
118
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17
San'yūtei Enraku VI
Japanese rakugoka (1950-2022)
108
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18
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese composer (1952–2023)
103
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19
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
101
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20
Ryōsuke Nishida
Japanese sociologist
99
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21
Princess Akiko of Mikasa
Japanese princess; elder daughter of Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
99
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22
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
96
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23
Kazuo Ueda
Japanese economist (1951-)
95
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24
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
94
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25
Kazuhiro Maeshima
Japanese political scientist
93
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26
Shōkō Asahara
founder of the Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo
93
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27
Kanji Ishiwara
general in the Imperial Japanese Army (1889-1949)
92
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28
Ryōhei Abe
Japanese idol, weather forecaster, SnowMan member
92
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29
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
91
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30
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
89
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31
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Ethiopian and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization
89
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32
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
86
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33
Hiroki Azuma
Japanese philosopher, critic
84
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34
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
81
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35
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)
81
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36
Katsu Kaishū
Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899)
80
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37
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
79
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38
Kaho Miyake
Japanese book reviewer
79
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39
Jun Sakurada
79
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40
Sakana-kun
Japanese illustrator, ichthyologist
78
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41
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
78
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42
Momoko Kikuchi
Japanese singer, idol and actress (1968-)
78
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43
Yasuko Shiomi
Japanese weather forecaster
77
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44
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
77
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45
Saitō Minako
Japanese literary critic
77
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46
Takeshi Yōrō
Japanese Doctor of Medicine, Anatomist (1937-)
75
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47
Yōichi Masuzoe
Japanese politician
75
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48
Alex Ferguson
Scottish association football manager and player
75
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49
Takuji Aida
Japanese economist
75
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50
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
74
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51
Jitsurō Terashima
Japanese economist and critic
72
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52
Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Japanese Doctor (1960-)
71
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53
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
70
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54
Ayako Moriya
Japanese princess; youngest daughter of Norihito, Prince Takamado, and Hisako, Princess Takamado
70
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55
Norihisa Baba
Japanese Buddhist scholar
69
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56
Nakahama Manjirō
English interpreter
68
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57
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
68
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58
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist
67
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59
Akihiko Kondo
Japanese man known for symbolically marrying Hatsune Miku
66
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60
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
65
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61
Yukihide Takekawa
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
65
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62
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
64
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63
Sakutarō Hagiwara
Japanese writer (1886–1942)
63
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64
Yūsuke Narita
Japanese economist
63
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65
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
63
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66
Yoichi Ochiai
Japanese academic and media artist
63
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67
Katyayana
figure mentioned in Early Buddhist texts; leading disciple of Gautama Buddha
62
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68
Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
61
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69
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
61
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70
Matti Otala
Finnish professor (1939–2015)
61
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71
Frédéric Chopin
Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849)
61
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72
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965)
60
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73
Ōyama Sutematsu
Japanese socialite, first Japanese female college student studied in the US, advocate of education for licensed medical nurse and higher edu
60
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74
Akai Ōi
Japanese political scientist
60
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75
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
59
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76
Yasuro Tomonaga
Japanese mathematician (1921-2014)
58
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77
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
57
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78
Edward Snowden
American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983)
56
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79
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
younger brother and heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito of Japan
56
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80
Shibusawa Eiichi
Japanese industrialist known as the "father of Japanese capitalism" (1840-1931)
56
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81
Sejong the Great
fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
55
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82
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896-1933)
55
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83
Junichiro Koizumi
Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006
54
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84
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
54
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85
Tetsuya Kumakawa
Japanese ballet dancer, choreographer (1972-)
54
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86
Shintaro Yamaguchi
Japanese economist
53
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87
Kohei Saito
Japanese philosopher, Marxist (1987-)
53
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88
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
52
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89
Puyi
Last Emperor of Qing dynasty and Manchukuo (1906–1967)
52
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90
Yoshida Shōin
Japanese politician (1830-1859)
50
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91
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
50
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92
Mencius
Chinese Confucian philosopher (372–289 BC)
48
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93
Heizō Takenaka
Japanese economist
48
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94
Shunki Sugai
Japanese scientist (1991–)
48
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95
Abraham Ortelius
Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)
47
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96
Joseph Stalin
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
47
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97
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Modern Enlightenment thinker, educator, philosopher, scholar, author, writer, journalist, translator, entrepreneur, and founder of Keio Univ
46
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98
Shinji Tanimura
Japanese singer-songwriter, talent
45
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99
Tatsuru Uchida
Japanese philosopher
45
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100
Mari Yamazaki
Japanese manga artist (1967-)
45
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